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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18

implement in arranging ones toilet.
The possession of q skeleton key is q
serious offense and carries with it con-
vicJion of penal term. The law,
however, cannot regard the shoe but
toner as contraband article, and
still the evil-intending are as we'll for
titled with it as the burglars favorite
tool, since, when properly shaped, it
does the work equally as well. The
expert can pick q lock with one of
these little iron hooks with as much
facility as If he had q skeleton key,
and yet if caught with tin his posses
sion enjoys immunity from the statute
covering the offense. Usually, when
one of these instruments is found on
a prisoners person, it is thrown away,
or perhaps given back if the owner is
released. No doubt in the course of
year several hundred are taken up by
the police. The amount of theft that
could be traced to them wuold proba-
bly, prove startling.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
One of Mr.. Cox's Jokes Spoilt
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.


Sunset Cox is the same as ever In his
buoyant spirits. 81 remember" he
said, 81 was in Trenton, n. j., the
night we received the news that the
Republican party had been defeated In
Maine lat the September election)
during the Hancock campaign. There
was a public meeting at which [ was
to deliver an address. Senator, now
Secretary Bayard preceded rue. He
made a very long speech which I
thought rather tired his auditors. /
was to follow him. Just before he
closed I received q telegram from
Maine telling ne of thevictory. [ said
to myself, when | am called upon to
speak I will announce, as PREDATORY
to my remarks, the good news. When
I took the rostrum, with the telegram
from Maine in my hand, [ struck an
attitude and exclaimed: We've got
'emt'
"'What's that?' came sepulchral
voice from the rear Of the hall.
without changing my attitude I
repeated: We've got 'em?'
eyes, came the same voice, you
have got 'em and got 'em bad. What's
your liquor?'
"You can imagine said Cox, "the
contretemps of the situation"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
Married Under Difficulties.

The military marriage in France Is
g. serious affair. Any officer wishing
to marry informs his colonel of his In
tentions. The colonel passes the
word on to the war Office, and it at
length is put before the minister. The
first thing then to be done is to find
out If the young lady concerned fulflls
the requirement OF the law, which lays
down that she must have an ire
prCachable moral character and a dot
worth g. yearly revenue of 10000
francs. The application reaches the
officer commanding the gendarmerie
in the district where the officers
fancee resides. 1t is then passed to a
gendarme who is commissioned to in
quire into the lady's moral character.
He proceeds cautiously as g detective.
Should he happen to know the father
OF the demoiselle he gees and sees him;
if not, he culls his information from
the neighbors. He will even fol-
low her when she goes out to theaters
or entertainments. Having finished
his Investigations, he draws up re-
port on strictly police-court lines. Of
goes the document on it's way upward
through the bureaus and red tape
until it gets to the war minister.
Should the conditions be fulfilled, the
officer is permitted to marry. II not,
ne must renounce his Intentions. Ii
the fancee has morality but not
money it must be raised before
marriage. Officers frequently provide
the dot secretly themselves.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
Cruelty to Turtles.
From the London Times.

Lieut.. Col. P D. Trotter writes from
the New Club, Edingburg, March 2 5:
81 am not acquainted with the habits
of turtle, SO am unaware to what ex
tent the following treatmant may be
prejudicial to their comfort. AS it is
abhorrent to humanity, | think at
tention should be drawn to it. I re-.
turned lately from Jamaica in ship
in which there were over one hundred
Of these reptiles, and by the time the
survivors reached England they had
been four Or five days absolutely
without food of any sort. For the
first few days they lay upon the deck
on their backs, their outstretched
fins being trodden on and bruised by
passers-by; the shells OF some were
broken and cut through, exposing the
flesh and In many cases their eyes
were knocked out, or In. After three
DAYS they were lowered by the steam
winch, some of them at that time
weighing over three hundred pounds,
in couples, suspended by their fins,
and slowed closely on the lower deck.
Their deep drawn signs, the only re-
monstrance they make, and the ap-
pearance Of their stomachs, all con-
cave and followed out through star
walton, were pitiable, and their loss
of weight and evil condition would
have touched the heart of an alder
man. When too weak to move they
were turned face downward, and all
that had not been hove overheard
dead during the latter part of the
voyage were landed in a semi-dying
state. The passengers. whose cabins
were mostly on the main deck, an
noyed by the fetid smell arising from
these moribund creatures, signed, on
sanitary grounds, a protest to the
directors, but it seems to me q case
where the law should step in and In
sist on the turtle being killed before
starting, when, slowed in an ice-room,
they would arrive in far better condi-
ton than now"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
Feeding Bran With Meal.

Experienced breeders know that fat.
tening animals forced too fast become
cioyed, and not only do not receive
full benefit of their food, but it be-
comes clogged in their stomachs and
actually does harm rather than good.
1t is well aecertained fact that only
the particles of food brought in con-
tact with saliva are digested, and in
whole grain or grain meal this food is
too contact to allow the saliva topen-
citrate it. Just here is where small
amount OF bran is so beneficial. 1t is
light and porus, serving in winter much
the same purpose that fresh grass
does in summer. All feeders know
that little meal given to fattening
animals at grass has wonderful ef-
feet. Thegreen heritage is not only
nutritious itself, but it makes other
food more easily digestible.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
Stimulated by Adversely.

Mrs. Mary L. Barr, who is making
herself known as writer of Scotch
dialect stories, hardly touched pen to
paper up to the age of 81. She lost
her husband, who was military gov
ernor of Texas, and seven children in
the space of twenty-four hours from
yellow fever, and found herself left
with four little ones and so cents on
her hands. In course Of time she
drifted to New York and became q
governess in the family of one of A. r.
Stewards partners. Her first tale
which was written at the request and
to crafty the within of her employer,
dealt with life in old days in Texas,
and found publisher with ease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
\ ROMANCE IN TIE ROUGH.
BY NATHAN +. HEATH.

Listen partners. to a story
l1:ar haven't told before:
One with more o. gush than glory,
And without drop Of gore.
Partners, since left camp quarters
There's q change come over me,
Till slladder one mans daughter,
Gu l. Is sailors do the sea;
Till l see in eyes that glisen,
All tar sees in the wave
When ne SORT O. thinks it's his'n,
And the notion makes him brave
I'm in love-I, gruff old felIer!-
With girl as good as gold;
One with cheeks as rich and meier
As peach too ripe to hold
She has hair the hue of nuggets
That we've washed from mountain streams,
And her waist-Td like to hug It,
As / sometimes do in dreams
On each little hand dimple
MARKS each knuckle as smile
Sometimes marks the sweet and simple
Cheeks of girls not spoiled by style.
And her yoice-it seldom utters
Sounds you wouldn't like to hear
Way out thar where Gulch creek sputters
And where women don't appear.
''Hushl'' you say; I'VE thought you's married
And you claimed you'd picked a pearl! !"
Right, old pards but that love carried
Ihis love-to my baby grill
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
Wood Ashes.

Among the most common and the
most valuable of special manures I
place wood ashes. The amount OF ash
and it's relative composition, vary
with the kind and part of vegetable
burned, but we may safely take the
ash of the body OF g. beach tree as
representing the average composition
of wood ashes. One bushel of ashes
represents about two and one-half
tons of dry body wood. Wood ashes
contain all the required elements of
plant nutrition except nitrogen. One
hundred pounds of wood ashes con-
tain sixteen pounds of potash worth
eighty cents; three and one half
pounds soda, thirty-two cents; sixty
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18

II seems rather a pity to draw off
some of the best and most enterpris-
ing elements of our population to
Western Colonies, but the formation
of such colonies continues at more or
less regular intervals. There is now
forming one which is called the New
England Colony, and which proposed
to found, in Western Dakota, town
to be named New England City, where
the streets will be called after the
names of New England States and
our public men.-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18

her head upon his lap. sob, mister,
do you think she's asleep? She don't
hear me- Maggie! Maggie!" calling
gently In her ear.
"Here, young 'un, you take the |
lantern" said Pete. "Hope faint |
too late!" he muttered to himself, as
he staggered with his burden through |
the drifts to his furnace room. Ar
rived there he carefully propped the
still uncon- cious girl against the we'll,
aud then, stripping off his old over
coat, he made for her all impromptu
bed on the warm bricks before one OF
the fires, the boy meanwhile lowering
young 'un, said Pete, ''git handful
of snow an rub her hands and feet.
Guess Their amt much the matter
with her." kindly. ''Ye don't need to
be SO skeared. That's it," he added,
as he went eff to the engine room and
produced from the corner q certain
| black bottle, some of whose contents
he proceeded, muttering to himself,
to pour gently down the giiPs throat.
This, in time, produced the desired Of
feet, and at last her tired looking
dark eyes opened and gazed about in
strange bewilderment.
"Georgie," she whispered feebly.
"Georgie where am ?" with q fright
ened, wandering glance.
"Don't be frightened, Maggie"
answered the child, STOPPING over her
and stroking back the wet hair from
her forehead. "The mister says we
may get warm"
II tried-to go away-from you
George" she whispered painfully,
with frequent stops for breath. 81
thought would be-better-for
you, but-somehow-I couldn't. The
snow was so deep-and l was so tired
so tired" pitifully; "and-" Here
g. terrible fit of coughing interrupted
her, followed by exhaustion SO COM
plete that for some moments she lay
like one dead, with her head on the
child's shoulder.
"Guess she won't last the night"
said Pete to himself, apprehensively.
"Here, young 'un!" he said, handing
| the bottle to the child, ''give her some
more brandy. I'm going to fetch q
DOCTOR" and taking down the Ian
tern, he disappeared once more into
the storm. The brother and sister
| WOIO lSlU dlOHOs
"Georeie." she said presently, in an
eager, hoarse whisper. "I-Im not
| going to DEAN I? Pm not-raady
George, I'm not good. I meant
to begin-again-and be good. 'Tisn't
too late, is it, Georgie?" anxiously
| trying to raise herself on one arm,
mot too late to do good?"
"Hush, Maggie, hush, don't cry"
said the frightened child.
"Oh!" she cried wildly. raising ner-
self with convulsive effort, cts too
late know it's too late! George,
Pm going to die! I'm going to die!
Oh, George, I'm so frightened" and,
with a low, gasping cry, she sank back
| IN his arms.
When Pete returned with the doc
tor, Maggie was dead.
A few nights afterward, when the
blizzard was over and soft rain was
falling out of doors, Pete had another
! visit from the child. 81 come to
thank you, mister" he said in his old,
quiet voice. And Pete made him well
come, and by and by they shared the
roasted potatoes and warmed over
tea, which made the night mans even
ing repast. Afterward as they sat to-
gether by the fire, the silence was
broken by the child. "Mister," he
said SVEN folks ez meant TO be good
agen afore they die, do they hev any
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18

A BAPTIST Church will soon be built
in Philadelphia which will seat 1900
people.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18

THEY are talking OF erecting in Paris
g. monument to Alfred de Musset.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
az DIDN'T SELL OUT.

Some years ago, when Barnum's circus
passed through a country village, small
boys father was too poor to allow his son
the chance to see the menagerie. The boy
saved some money through selling some
fried pies his mother cooked to help him
out, and, with double basket load, on
Fourth of July morning he walked to the
next village, where he told Barnum his
story, and the good-hearted Snowman
passed him in and gave him permission to
peddle his pies among the visitors. The
boy wandered around with mouth agape at
the living curiosities he viewed for the first
time, and finally came to the elephants.
Here he set his basket down to rest his
arm, and while Watching one elephant the
second reached out and appropriated his
basket Of pies. The elephants fed them
selves with the sweetmeats and politely re-
turned the boy his basket. He started out
of the tent with his empty basket and met
Mr.. Barnum.
@Well, well, little boy, said the show
man, you've had good luck, hain't you?
Sold out quickly"
mo, SIR" said the boy, between his
sobs.
didn't sell them? Why, what have you
done with them?"
It'll didn't dew nuthin'-wi-wi-
wi-with 'em. Th-th-t tn. tina thet burned
BIZ bi-big ingy rubber thing too-too-t took
is t-t-t-ail n showed EN- in bis POCKET.
blubbered the unfortunate Lad, with q series
of boo-hoos.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

A THIEF lately was apprehended in
Washington Territory who evidently
could have given points to his profess
sional brother who merely bagged the
Westinghouse. This genius in the
Territory stole an entire orchard which
had just been planted, and read
that ''he hid his work for q. time by
sticking willow twigs in the holes where
the fruit trees had been" A thief thus
original and enterprising was not born
to blush unseen in Territory.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

Garden City Senttnei: So muoh has
been said about southwestern Kansas in
the last twenty five years that perhaps il
is well enough to get definite aud xact
idea OF what and where it is. Thirty
years ago the term meant Empcria and
vicinity. twenty-five years ago it meant
Marion county-and on to Ell Dorado,
Wichita and Wellington. Later still it
meant HutcEison, Sterling and Great
Bend. But now the southwest has SET
tied down, and is fixed. The orgsniza-
ton OF the new counties provided for
last winter leaves NO blank to be filed.
and what we now call southwest Kansas
is made up Of twenty counties, most Of
which are included, in the Garden CITY
land district. The total of square miles
of area is 1896, and the total popula-
ton is 59.9S1.
These interested in the State Agri-
culteral college will take pleasure in
reading the following iterns culled
From the report of the Class Statistician,
j. B. Brown, as to the Class of 1877,
twenty one in number, three of whom are
young women:-Average, % years 2
months; extremes, Is and 81. Native
States: Kansas 8, Ohio 4, Iowa 4, New
York 3, Illinois and Connecticut, each
one. Business of parents: former, IA,
land agent 2, lawyer, miller, editor.
merchant, and carpenter, each one,
Average weight, 148 pounds; extremes,
118 and ITS. Average height. s feet 6
inches; extremes, feet inch and feet
4 inches. ALI are total abstainers from
Intoxicating drinks, and not one is a
habltual user OF tobacco. Three have
supported themselves through the course
without aid; ten have paid part Of their
expenses; and eight have been wholly
dependent upon parsnrs. Thirty seven
per cent of the total expenses of the class
have been earned by the class them
selves.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
RArLLERY.
EIraY ON A RAILROAD rAss.

No more, twixt rails OF iron laid
Ger field and moor and faiiow' .F
Anemones viii bloom and fade,
And daisies. white and yellow;
No more between the ties will grow
The weeds and tangled grasses;
They'll all be dead. all trodden low
BY people without passes.
From many a fair provincial place.
Where companies are stranded
In early spring will set the pace
Those companies disbanded;
From many legislative hall
Will come fresh contingent;
Shippers and editors will fall
In line; there's no infringement
OF the grim law; when skies above
Betoken settled weather
Then will the sorrowing cohorts move
Along the track together.
No more between the ties viii grow
The weeds and tangled grasses;
They'll all be dead, all trodden low
BY people without passes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
IT WAS So DRY.

@What is the matter with you? Have
you cold?" asked young author, Of .
lady friend.
20, no; not at eli, she replied.
sWhat makes You cough so?"
II have just been reading your Fourth Of
July sketch.
Il can hardly perceive Why that should
make you cough.
1T il so drv."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

THERE Is . woman at the beginning
Of all great things
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

A CYNICAL bachelor up town can't I'M.
derstand why it is women are called
fair creatures. They have been anv.
thing but fair to him. he thinkA.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

Gov. BEAVER gives his pension Of 9z5
. month to charity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

About two weeks ago Frank Walls, a
young man seventeen years Of age living
northwest of McOracken, purchased q
Wild pony and undertook to break it. At
the first attempt the boy alighted on the
ground but did not complain Of being
hurt. Last Friday another attempt was
was made to ride the obstreperous beast,
but with Nd better success and the boy
was again thrown off,. He did not COM
plain Of any injury until Sunday, when
his head begin to pain and Tuesday he
became speechless and died at II o'clock
Thursday morning.
Lawrence Journal: A lady on the
north side left yesterday for Kansas City
to prosecute claim against an accident
life insurance company, for the sum Of
81, 800. The lady has no recollection of
ever being married, but she did once
upon time fall deeply in love with q
young man, and vice versa. The day
was fixed for the ceremony, and few
hundred miles of journey must be per
formed by the gentleman before the
appointed hour. It was concluded to
have policy taken out as life il an un-
certain journey, as we'll as disagreeable.
Before the two met again, the gentleman
was called in death. The insurance
company refuse to pay the claim because
Of some technicality Of the policy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02

DO you IcJcCt INC!
II do"
"By heaven, girl, you shall be made t.
repent this. You know not who I am.
am not perSJn to be triaed with in tina
do you threaten?"
II do, and you shall have cause to fear
You shall be mine whether you wish to o,
not, and this kiss shall seal orr be-
ooh, help! help!"
Walter never knew how he got over E
wall into the summer house. Tie frs h.
knew he was standing in the arbor clasp
ing the sobbing, frightened Ola to biz
breast, while MIR. Malloy, his brain consid
erably muddled, as if he had been hit with
an Alexandrian battering ram, was SLOWLY
scrambling to his feet.
The fashionable young New-Yorke,
glanced about him, and, with q blight,ns
curse ON the head of the young farmer, Left
the scene.
walters tongue seemed loosened, for the
first time in his life. Consciousness OF
power made him brave. All timidity, all
awkwardness was gone, and he, a veritable
hero, led the frightened, rescued Girl to the
house. Words of deep sympathy, if not OF
love, were exchanged.
He remained for several minutes. and
there could be no installing the look of re-
eret on the face of the beautiful girl q he
took leave of her.
The sun had gone down and night had
thrown out her sable mantle, when he can
tered out Of the city. Adown the dark road
his Lorse pranced.
His course lay through forest most Of
the way, and as there was no moon, and il
being slightly cloudy, the night Vas in.
! tensely dark.
He was riding slowly along the dari
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15

Mrs Mackay's latest acquisition N the
line 81 exquisite gems j. sapphire ~
brilliant hue. not quite the largest ~
its kind extant- but nevertheless one Of
the most valuable Its former possessor.
. Russian Prince whom necessity drove
20 . separation with the gem. looked
long and lovingly II Il before consent
ing to let IL 60. but the e150. 900 which
the bonanza kings wife offered for tho
bit Of stone finally overcame his re-
luctance and the gem il hers. Of this
lady's mafchless jewelry much has
been already written. but the fame 81
al her other possessions has been
eclipsed for the time BY the set Of coral
ornaments. literally incrusted with
diamonds. which she has also added 20
her store Il Is more than two yeas
since the first Of this mafchless coral
whose color Is the rarest and most
delicate shade Of rose pink--came into
her hands. and il has taken her Paris
ieweler all this time to complete the
set as desired There il only one other
set in the world that will compare with
il in beauty. and that i owned BY the
reigning Queen VI Portugal -fhssa-
delph5a Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15

How prophetic were the words -
Henry Wanl Recchcr in the March
Brookign Margarine
I'VE are going home Men SILVER
NJ the idea that they are going r. die
bun this world is only nest. We arr
scarcely Matched out If il here. We
do not know ourselves, We have
strange feelings that do not interpret
themselves The morfalsin u is cry
ing for the immortal. As In the night
the child waking with some vague and
nanelcSs terror. cries out 70 express its
fear and dread. and ifs CRY i interpreted
IN the mothers heart. who runs 10 the
child and lays her hand upon il and
quiets It TO sleep again. 50 God hears our
disturbances. trials and tribulations in
life DO You suppose that lie who -
goodness itself cares for you? DO you
suppose that lie whose royal name Is
Love has less sympathy for you than
the mother has for her babe? Let the
world rick. II the foot Of God Is on
the cradle. fear not Look up. take
courage. hope and hope unto the end "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15

The oldest orchard. probably. in In
diana, Il on the old farm owned ty Gen.
William Henry Harrison, in Spencer
township, Harrison county, near Harri-
sons Spring. the outlet Of . buried
stream that has its origin In the BAR
pens," eight or ten miles away. This
spring - six miles northwest Of Cory
don, md It II. about 1905. Gen. Harrison
erected mill and In the intervals Of bis
campaigns operated the mill and run the
farm on which ii wac located. The Gen.
eral planted an apple orchard after erect
ing his cabin. and while the house bae
disappeared, and only little shrubbery
% len to mark its site, . good part ol
she old orchard has survived the 75
years from its planting and annual /,
bears excellent fruit. Some Of the trees
are from two to two and half feet ~
diameter. A. Ledger.